The Los Angeles City Council has again left its eviction moratorium and rent freeze in place, ignoring the city’s housing providers and the state Legislature. On Jan. 8, the council extended its COVID-19 state of emergency, which…
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California last week received $62 million in additional rent relief dollars from the federal government — a sizable sum but far less than requested. The disbursement is the first of…
The California Apartment Association this week requested that the city of Santa Ana clarify several problematic ambiguities in materials explaining its newly approved the rent control and “just cause” eviction…
The federal government has issued a letter reminding rental housing providers about special protections afforded to military tenants. Members of the U.S. military have several legal protections under the Servicemembers…
Landmark legislation that protects a landlord’s right to leave the rental housing business has again come under attack in the California Legislature. The assault comes from Assemblyman Alex Lee, D-San…
Governor issues new weather-related state of emergency for some counties As requested by the California Apartment Association, Gov. Newsom has removed caps on rent increases tied to most fire-related emergencies…
California’s drought has prompted regulators to bring back statewide restrictions on water use. The State Water Resources Control Board voted Tuesday to impose a series of rules on activities such…
Key provisions of a state recycling law will take effect next year and require that organic waste be separated from regular trash and recyclables. CalRecycle regulations implementing SB 1383 call…
The Long Beach City Council last week approved changes to its “just cause” for eviction ordinance that will create stricter regulations around substantial remodel procedures. Under the changes, OK’d Dec.…
At the urging of CAA, the city of Los Angeles is examining whether it should extricate the eviction moratorium and rent freeze from its ongoing COVID-19 state of emergency. The City Council on Dec. 7 voted to review all emergency…